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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which character(s) run off at the end of Poem Six?

2. Who is with the main character in Poem Seven as she is relaying what is happening to her?

3. What game do the characters play at the end of the play?

4. What is the title of Poem One?

5. What similarities exist between the cities that each character says that they are from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What links Poems Six and Seven together?

2. What does dance represent at the beginning of Sequence Four? What does dance represent at the end of Sequence Four?

3. How is dance used in Poem Two?

4. How do the women move to the ends of their rainbow?

5. Why does the lady in green call on white women and other men in Poem Seventeen?

6. Describe Poem Nine.

7. What reason do the characters give for dancing?

8. How does the playwright bring universality to the script in Poem One?

9. What contrasts and juxtapositions are apparent at the beginning of Poem Eleven?

10. Describe the language and imagery in Poem Two.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the author portray African American culture in the play? What is significant about her portrayal? Please use examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

The play describes urban African American life. Why do the women in the play not live in the cities, but "outside" of the cities? How does this relate to the theme of freedom? Please use specific examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of music and dance in the play, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf? How is music and dance used in the play? Please use specific examples from the book.

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